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Little Tennessee River
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LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER
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LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER NEAR PRENTISS, NC

MACON COUNTY, NC35.1500°N, -83.3797°W Updated 19 hr ago
FLOW RATE
151cfs
AIR TEMP
91°F
WIND
8mph S
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR
151cfs 42.6% vs avg
Optimal band: 174–236 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
1,456cfs
PERIOD LOW
136cfs
RUNNABLE
36%
last 1 year in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

16.9in

-21% vs normal

16.87 in of precipitation so far this year, 21% below the 30-year normal of 21.4 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

16.9in

This year so far

Normal to Date

21.4in

30-yr average

Typical Range

0.0–35.0in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-21%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 3.22" · normal 3.69" (0.0–5.9)
Jan
Feb: 2.31" · normal 3.70" (0.0–7.2)
Feb
Mar: 2.26" · normal 3.94" (0.0–7.5)
Mar
Apr: 1.83" · normal 3.45" (0.0–6.5)
Apr
May: 4.69" · normal 3.25" (0.0–5.6)
May
Jun: 2.54" · normal 3.18" (0.0–6.4)
Jun
Jul: 0.02" (so far)· normal 3.08" (0.0–6.0)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.21" (0.0–6.0)
Aug
Sep: normal 2.55" (0.0–5.4)
Sep
Oct: normal 2.93" (0.0–6.0)
Oct
Nov: normal 2.98" (0.0–6.0)
Nov
Dec: normal 3.68" (0.0–7.2)
Dec
Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo05:54 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
92°
71°
THU
96°
73°
FRI
96°
69°
SAT
94°
67°
SUN
92°
66°
MON
88°
66°
TUE
91°
68°
TIME
WED
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TEMP
hourly forecast
91°
mild
91°
89°
84°
81°
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78°
77°
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76°
75°
73°
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
8mph S
G 9 mph
8
G9
S
5
G6
ENE
3
G10
SE
4
NW
3
G4
NNE
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3
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1
ESE
2
G3
ESE
1
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1
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3
ENE
2
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1
G2
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1
G3
NE
2
G4
NNW
4
G7
NNW
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G8
NNW
2
G9
WNW
1
G8
S
21
G24
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13
G24
NNW
2
G5
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14
G15
NE
5
G6
NE
2
G4
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4
G12
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3
G4
WNW
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G6
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2
G4
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G3
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1
G5
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2
G8
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5
G8
SSE
7
G8
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7
G10
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6
G8
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3
G5
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3
G7
NW
4
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NW
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2
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1
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0
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1
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ESE
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4
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2
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NE
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WNW
PRECIP
chance %
11%
11%
22%
21%
8%
1%
1%
1%
1%
0%
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0%
0%
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0%
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5%
7%
19%
19%
18%
26%
15%
16%
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10%
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2%
1%
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1%
1%
1%
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5%
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25%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
0%
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0%
4%
4%
4%
4%
4%
4%
32%
32%
32%
32%
32%
32%
7%
7%
7%
7%
7%
7%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
20%
20%
20%
20%
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20%
54%
54%
54%
54%
54%
54%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
33%
33%
33%
33%
33%
33%
CLOUDS
cover %
38%
partly
38%
100%
51%
0%
0%
0%
0%
98%
100%
26%
11%
4%
5%
26%
18%
7%
5%
1%
27%
14%
90%
33%
0%
100%
56%
96%
46%
96%
95%
100%
83%
0%
0%
0%
0%
2%
3%
5%
53%
5%
0%
0%
0%
19%
65%
100%
72%
68%
100%
54%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
13%
7%
7%
83%
7%
6%
11%
10%
0%
0%
15%
65%
100%
100%
100%
100%
17%
100%
81%
100%
6%
81%
0%
5%
5%
6%
48%
6%
0%
0%
5%
5%
0%
36%
100%
100%
26%
100%
100%
11%
15%
100%
100%
24%
14%
83%
59%
7%
14%
12%
42%
44%
74%
80%
78%
76%
72%
67%
67%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
950
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Too Hot
Wind
Light
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Peak Activity
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
06:22 AM
SUNSET
08:51 PM
14H 29M OF DAYLIGHT1H 30M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Full Moon
96% illuminated
PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

35.1500, -83.3797
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-01 19:21 UTC
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